CCAE - Escondido - Presents:
Irish Christmas in America
Wednesday, 12/1/2021

Celebrate the holiday season with Irish Christmas in America!

Chapman University Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music - Orange - Presents:
Piano Collaborative Arts in Recital
Wednesday, 12/1/2021

Guest faculty artist Dr. Andrew Harley of the Eastman School of Music performs, along with collaborative piano students joined by the vocal studio of Prof. Patrick Goeser in a program of Schubert art songs.

Department of Music - Santa Barbara - Presents:
UCSB Choirs by Candlelight: Clarity
Wednesday, 12/1/2021

In her first in-person concert since her appointment in Fall 2020 as the UC Santa Barbara Sorensen Director of Choral Music, Dr. Nicole Lamartine, along with graduate students David Torres, Steven Thomson, and Nadia Stehmeier, will lead the UCSB Chamber Choir, UCSB Lumina Choir, and the UCSB Singing Gauchos in a concert experience exploring clarity.

Department of Music - Santa Barbara - Presents:
UCSB Ensemble for Contemporary Music
Thursday, 12/2/2021

As the community celebrates the return to live performance, the UCSB Ensemble for Contemporary Music (ECM) will present a concert of chamber and ensemble works by Andy Akiho, Katherine Balch, Caroline Shaw, Julius Eastman, and others, which will make use of indoor and outdoor performance spaces.

USC Thornton School of Music - Los Angeles - Presents:
Classical Guitar Department Chamber Music Recital
Thursday, 12/2/2021

To conclude the celebration of chamber music at USC Thornton, Classical Guitar students present an evening of selected works.

OCSA's Ballroom Dance Conservatory - Santa Ana - Presents:
OCSA's Ballet & Contemporary Dance: Fall Concert
Thursday, 12/2/2021

BCD Fall Concerts presents excerpts from the full-length ballet "Le Corsaire" and our Senior Choreography.

UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts - Irvine - Presents:
New Slate
12/2/2021 - 12/4/2021 (next performance: Thursday, 12/2/2021)

Back on the Claire Trevor Theatre stage! An exciting showcase of original choreography by M.F.A. candidates in Dance. This concert is the first full weekend of the year and features a collection of dances that uniquely reflects the enormous talent of UCI choreographers and dancers.

Chapman University Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music - Orange - Presents:
New Music Ensemble
Thursday, 12/2/2021

Under the direction of Sean Heim, the New Music Ensemble (NME) presents works by current Chapman music composition majors as well as those by many of the major composers of the last fifty years.

Vanguard University Theatre Department - Costa Mesa - Presents:
The Cordray Christmas Variety Hour
12/2/2021 - 12/12/2021 (next performance: Thursday, 12/2/2021)

A comedic Christmas story about coming together, even when things are falling apart!

Cal Poly Music Department - San Luis Obispo - Presents:
Cal Poly Symphony Fall Concert: Gabrielian Plays Shostakovich
Friday, 12/3/2021

The Cal Poly Symphony returns to performing live for an in-person audience for its fall concert!

LA Philharmonic - Los Angeles - Presents:
Beethoven and Julia Adolphe
12/3/2021 - 12/5/2021 (next performance: Friday, 12/3/2021)

Julia Adolphe’s much anticipated violin concerto precedes Beethoven’s celebration of dance rhythms.

Chapman University CoPA Dance - Orange - Presents:
Fall Dance Concert
12/3/2021 - 12/4/2021 (next performance: Friday, 12/3/2021)

Join us for an evening of dance featuring Paul Taylor’s masterpiece “Esplanade” and premieres by alumni, Department Chair Julianne O'Brien, and Presidential Fellow Ido Tadmor.

Worst Ever Productions - North Hollywood - Presents:
Christmas After Dark
12/3/2021 - 12/12/2021 (next performance: Friday, 12/3/2021)

Worst Ever Productions is back on stage this holiday season with a set of brand new dark comedic tales with the return of their hit show, Christmas After Dark!

Palm Canyon Theatre - Palm Springs - Presents:
Palm Canyon Theatre
11/18/2021 - 7/17/2022 (next performance: Friday, 12/3/2021)

This Side of Crazy Nov 18 – 21, 2021 The Sound of Music Dec 3 - 19, 2021 Les Miserables Jan 21 – Feb 13, 2022

Rose Center Theater - Westminster - Presents:
The 1940's Radio Hour
12/3/2021 - 12/19/2021 (next performance: Friday, 12/3/2021)

Set against the backdrop of World War II, The 1940’s Radio Hour is a Musical written by Walton Jones that follows a group of Radio Artists at Christmas as they attempt to make it big on the “Mutual Manhattan Variety Cavalcade.”

USC Thornton School of Music - Los Angeles - Presents:
Baroque Sinfonia
Friday, 12/3/2021

The Baroque Sinfonia, the early music ensemble of USC Thornton led by Adam Gilbert, present an evening of early music.

Department of Music - Santa Barbara - Presents:
UCSB Gospel Choir
Friday, 12/3/2021

Directed by Victor Bell, the UCSB Gospel Choir will present traditional and contemporary songs drawn from African American religious traditions on Friday, December 3, 2021 at 7:30 pm PT in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall on the UC Santa Barbara campus.

April Littlejohn - North Hollywood - Presents:
A Very Fuzzy Christmas
12/3/2021 - 12/19/2021 (next performance: Friday, 12/3/2021)

A Scroogelike comedy about four 80s rock stars sent to save the Christmas

Desert Theatreworks - Indio - Presents:
Desert Theatreworks
11/5/2021 - 5/22/2022 (next performance: Friday, 12/3/2021)

November 5-21, 2021 MURDER AT THE HOWARD JOHNSON’S December 3-23, 2021 WINTER WONDERETTES January 7-February 6, 2022 ALWAYS, PATSY CLINE

The Chance Theater - Anaheim - Presents:
A Charlie Brown Christmas
12/3/2021 - 12/23/2021 (next performance: Friday, 12/3/2021)

Everyone’s favorite holiday classic comes to life in the all-new stage adaptation! Join Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, and the whole Peanuts gang as they produce their own Christmas play and ultimately learn the true meaning of the season. A Charlie Brown Christmas is a present the whole family can enjoy!

California Lutheran University - Thousand Oaks - Presents:
Christmas Festival Concerts: “Hope”
12/3/2021 - 12/5/2021 (next performance: Friday, 12/3/2021)

The Cal Lutheran choral ensembles and University String Symphony combine forces to present the annual Christmas Festival Concerts. Welcome the season with this special musical gift featuring a narrated performance of Christmas music. As always, the program for this longest-running event will include delightful lesser-known carols as well as familiar favorites.

Cal State University Fullerton - Fullerton - Presents:
Fullerton Jazz Orchestra
Friday, 12/3/2021

featuring trombonist Bob McChesney, and vocalist/violinist Calabria Foti Bill Cunliffe, director

Opera Italia - Santa Monica - Presents:
An Italian Christmas Music Fest!
Friday, 12/3/2021

Beautiful and classic music of the season followed by A songfest of folk and popular tunes